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Monday Night in Portland, OR After a Minute of Silence

Oct 03, 2017By Christopher Roberts

Tom Petty, the singer/songwriter/guitarist who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with his band as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died Monday night after suffering cardiac arrest Sunday night in his home in Malibu, Los Angeles. He was 66. At Coldplay's concert at Portland, OR's Moda Center last night the band, alongside special guest Peter Buck of R.E.M., took a minute of silence for Petty before covering his 1989 hit "Free Fallin'." Coldplay have shared video of the performance on Twitter, which you can watch below, followed by Petty's original.

Following the minute of silence, Peter Buck joined the band for this wonderful rendition of Freefalling by Tom Petty.R42 pic.twitter.com/KzRMHYGKwS